Carlos Danger

The Giants are looking for SS depth and pitching. Might be a good place to offload Espinal. Or- package an Espinal and Manoah.

Good!

The problem with this is that last year we had a window that I do not believe we will have this year. You are looking at the Blue Jays in a vacuum and don't appear to be considering that there is a high probability the Yankees are better, Boston is better, The Orioles are even better, and other AL teams are all better and fighting for the WC spots. I even believe Detroit will be making a WC run this year. s***, I didn't even mention the Rays whom are always good. Making just a slight improvement on last years team based on bounce back years, and a season where we had outstanding 1-4 SP health, is not a model for a high probability of success IMO.

Anyone have a non paywall link to a video of the whole Atkins press conference?

Wooooo Suk Go!!! The name for all occasions

This is like selling a stock. You think there is upside and you want to hold it and make more. However, you might keep holding and find out it is what is is, or worse and now you have lost value because the quarterly report is out and things are still not looking great. Or in this case, another year of control lost and more metrics to show the “upside” is a fallacy. Point being, Vlad’s value may never be higher. Sell while there is upside potential and control.

This really gives me the warm and fuzzys realizing they haven’t even/yet discussed an extension for Vlad. Also makes me think WTF an issue identified in May and for whatever reason the communication/mentality is4 there to fix it until 2024? I would like to see the big trade have Vladdy going out. Tatis & Cronenworth or Machado vice Tatis would work. We would need to eat some bad contracts.

By the way, Diehard IS a Christmas movie. Anyone who says different I will fight you to the death. Meet me at Young and Bloor at midnight.

0% we get Kershaw even if we offered him a $100 million AAV. He has stated he either wants to go home to Texas (Rangers) or retire a Dodger.

I checked with my 8 ball and the response was - The possibility is high

Coco Loco

Translation: The Jankees better paga mas or he going to the Division rival Azulejos.. Wink, wink..

I am a black Knight from the waste down

Yes, that was avenue one. Which I said he would likely not have success and would be much more difficult, since he would be fighting the CBA among other established issues. Not an apples and apples discussion. In regards to the civil case for Slander or Liable whichever they choose, (reputation and earnings damage), according to Bauer/legal team, there was evidence available to MLB that was not considered or not made public that could have mitigated the veracity of the accusations etc. Like that morning after video I think is one of them. I am still waiting to find out how Bauer violated the policy if all the beating her face to a pulp etc was BS? Lastly, in the U.S a very high number of suits brought forward if any merit what so ever are settled by the corporation/company/individual before they even make it to court. The chances of losing in a jury trial, plus legal fees and reputational damage make it more prudent to settle out of court. Regardless, if BS half the time, it is better fiscal policy/risk mitigation to settle. I hate that we are such a litigious society in the US. However, I think Bauer has enough to at least make MLB settle if not flat out win a jury trial. Again, this is Bauer’s nuclear option if he can’t ever get an MLB contract/tryout etc.

Thanks for the positive wishes. Jim, I think you are confusing or conflating an Administrative hearing, with a civil case, vs a criminal case.

Read the elements of a defamation case in the US. MLB said he violated a sexual abuse policy with such veracity that he received a record suspension. Deadspin is media and held to a different standard, especially if only reporting on what MLB said in the first place. I bet you MLB would settle before taking their chances on a jury trial.

Ahhh this: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred suspended Bauer for 324 games for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy. Note, this was after Bauer was placed on Admin leave pending investigation. Which resulted in this: After the league's decision, the Dodgers released the following statement: "The Dodgers organization takes all allegations of this nature very seriously and does not condone or excuse any acts of domestic violence or sexual assault. We’ve cooperated fully with MLB's investigation since it began, and we fully support MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, and the Commissioner’s enforcement of the Policy. Which led to this: The Los Angeles Dodgers are cutting ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago. What was the violation of the leagues sexual abuse policy and to the extent to impose the harshest ever penalty while at the same time the police declined to file criminal charges. Which is important since other players who "violated" the policy, were arrested, there was police involvement on the scene and charges were initially filed. This could be Liable vs Slander, but it is really semantics. The MLB commissioner had a press conference and issued a press release saying Bauer violated the policy and to the extent that and unprecedented suspension was issued. This action/statement had direct causation and correlation to Bauer being released by the Dodgers and nor been offered one MLB contract since that we are aware of. I have not seen anything and according to Bauer, once he could talk, to substantiate the policy violation and harshness of the punishment since both sides have been allowed to publicly discuss the incident. Put that up to a Jury that is carefully selected and Bauer will own half of MLB. That is your slander and damages.

Slander Per Se In most slander cases, you must show the false statement was actually harmful to your reputation. However, some statements are so obviously damaging that you can prove harm simply by showing the defendant falsely made the claim. This is called slander per se. Per se means the statement speaks for itself. Merely showing it was uttered is sufficient. Some common examples of statements that would be classified as slander per se include the following: Saying you committed a crime Saying you committed adultery or sexual misconduct Saying you engaged in professional misconduct If you can show the defendant falsely spoke these words about you to a third party, this could be enough to win your slander lawsuit. Examples of Slander Some examples of slander include: Someone telling a current or potential employer a damaging lie about your professional ethics either in person or over the phone Someone coming to a town hall meeting or block party, standing up and speaking, and falsely claiming you committed a crime Someone telling members of your church that you are cheating on your spouse with an underaged partner In each of these examples, a statement is made orally that affects your reputation and causes you harm. There are two major defenses to slander that defendants could raise to avoid liability in a slander lawsuit. They include: Truth: If the defendant shows the statement they made was true, you cannot win a slander lawsuit. Truth is an absolute defense to slander. Opinion: If a defendant shows the statement was not one of fact, but one of opinion, you can’t recover compensation for damages. For example, if you’re a chef and a customer falsely tells others in your restaurant that you served spoiled food, this is a false assertion of fact that could give rise to a slander claim. But if someone tells other patrons in your restaurant that they believe your food had a bad taste, this is an opinion and you can’t successfully sue for slander because of it. f you can prove you were slandered, you can obtain compensation for your damages in a slander lawsuit. This can include payment for the following: Lost earnings and any reduction in future earnings that occurs due to the damage to your reputation Lost business and economic opportunities due to reputational damage Pain and suffering resulting from the false claims and the resulting consequences Medical expenses if you sought therapy or other treatment as a result of the slander Note the two defenses to Slander. Truth, I think everyone is onboard now that what was stated occurred, did not occur. The other defense is opinion, in this case MLB can't claim it was their opinion...

That's what I said Jim. I am not sure you understand U.S civil law. How did Bauer contravene the policy, and what was the proof that led to his situation? That is how Bauer would win. The Arbitrator you are talking about is an Administrative arbitrator. Nothing to do with a civil law suit. The Arbitrator I am talking about would be court appointed to help determine damages/lost wages based on "Like" SPs market value. This would only be after the fact if Bauer won a civil suit.

I hope to hell so! We have done nothing to make the team better than last year in any respect, and we were not good enough last year. The division and league will be better also. Hell, I really like the Tigers to get a WC spot.. Let alone Boston and NYY getting better.

Agree, that is his nuclear option.

There are two avenues which could be concurrent or separate that Bauer could pursue. To make it very simple at a 30,000 ft level- The Dodgers stopped paying him and they should have continued paying based on the contract. That avenue will be a lot more difficult to pursue due to the contractual language with MLB about violation of rules and the MLP agreement etc. The second avenue, sue MLB for slander (reputation) and lost revenue due to the slander. Basically, MLB found him guilty regardless of lack of criminal charges and having evidence showing exonerating him videos and texts etc. MLB slandered his reputation vis a vi the suspension thereby causing MLB teams to not want to offer a contract and loss of revenue/ability to provide via his profession. Bauer will be able to show that pitchers with similar or less metrics were getting X $$s and considering he was one season removed from a Cy Young he should have been a hot commodity. The open question is what are the damages, you need to know that before you proceed in any case. You need to show standing and state how you were harmed. How Bauer was harmed, is yet to be determined... If he signs a contract for an SP of his value in the next month for an MLB team, Bauer could only claim lost wages between when the Dodgers stopped paying him, minus the value of what his MLB market would have been and what the Japanese team paid him. I assume an arbitrator or the courts would use MLB arbitration numbers to see what a pitcher like Bauer was worth last year. So to summarize, way too early for Bauer to pull any triggers or go nuclear..

I mentioned this before and Laika is right. The reason he has not filed a civil case (yet) is because the scope of damages is not clear. A good legal team would never let him proceed before understanding and being able to properly show and substantiate damages. We will probably have to wait until the start of the 2024 MLB season at least, to see where Bauer stands with a contract situation and which league.

Dude, please read why the Mariners got rid of Winker and why no one wants him. You are like the baseball version of Encino man..

You want him to hit lead off? (Per MLBTR) Kiner-Falefa hit .242/.306/.340 over 361 plate appearances with the Yankees last season, essentially matching his .261/.314/.346 slash line over 2415 career PA at the big league level. This translates to an 81 wRC+ — tied for the fourth-lowest total of any player with more than 2000 PA since the start of the 2018 season.